Having an oblique position; oblique; turned or twisted to one side: as, a skew bridge.

Distorted; perverted; perverse.

In mathematics, having disturbed symmetry by certain elements being reversed on opposite sides; also, more widely, distorted.

A casting on the end of a truss to which a tensionrod may be attached. It may form a cap, or be shaped to fit the impost.

A carvers' chisel having the shank bent to allow the edge to reach a sunken surface.

Aslant; aslope; obliquely; awry; askew.

n. A deviation or distortion; hence, an error; a mistake.

n. An oblique glance; a squint.

n. A piebald or skew-bald animal, especially a horse.

n. A skew wheel.

n. 5. In architecture, thn sloping top of a buttress where it slants off against a wall; a coping mounting on a slant, as that of a gable; a stone built into the base-angle of a gable, or other similar situation, to support a coping above. Compare skew-corbel, below.

The relative premium investors must pay for protective options, known as "skew," has been steadily rising, meaning the already-hedged have little incentive to reach for insurance absent an unforeseen market drop, he said.

The series of NetApp risk reversals followed a note Wednesday recommending the trade from derivatives strategists at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. In a note, Amyn Bharwani said an options market pricing concept known as "skew" was a driver behind the strategy recommendation.